Maximum acceleration: on 72% from the length of the circuit. Number of gear changes in one lap: 68. Fuel used per lap: 2,8kg. Aerodynamic down force: high. Time spent at the pit stop for a tire change: 21,4 seconds. Fastest lap in a race: 1’40.279 Sebastian Vettel 2009. Fastest lap in general: 1’38.434 Lewis Hamilton

Double World Champion Mika Häkkinen has spoken out about the name calling over the radio at the Indian Grand Prix. The Finn was less than impressed with the behaviour towards his compatriot. Towards the end of the Indian Grand Prix, Alan Permane famously yelled to Raikkonen over the radio, saying “Kimi, get out of the

A lack of sponsors and the power of pay-drivers could lock Nico Hulkenberg out of Formula 1, despite the German being the hot property at the tail-end of the 2014 silly season, linked with moves to Lotus, McLaren and Force India. McLaren, however, is tipped to stick with the Mexican-backed Sergio Perez, while Pastor Maldonado’s

After a tumultuous and controversy packed season with McLaren, Fernando Alonso came close to moving to Red Bull for the 2008 season, but after lengthy negotiations, he eventually turned down the offer. That is the claim of Spain’s El Mundo Deportivo newspaper, reporting that the Spaniard was the energy drink-owned team’s “first choice” before he

Fernando Alonso says the way his team and colleagues regard him is more important than the amount of titles he amasses over his career. Sebastian Vettel took his fourth consecutive title at last weekend’s Indian Grand Prix as Alonso goes another year at Ferrari without championship success. Alonso has two titles to his name with

Why? Because you need to see the value of pilots also where the single seater is not competitive. And because the first you have to defeat in Formula 1 is your teammate! Tire change – we will award tires according to the pilots’ performance in every Grand Prix. The best performance will be awarded with

Sky Sports News understands that Mercedes Team Principal Ross Brawn is to leave at the end of the season. It has long been assumed that the 58-year-old would hand over the reins in what has been termed a ‘soft transition’, with the Mercedes team’s Executive Directors Toto Wolff and Paddy Lowe taking over. However, talks

Yet another legal battle front has emerged for Formula 1′s embattled chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. As the trial brought by a German media company started in London on Tuesday, 83-year-old Ecclestone was accused of being “corrupt” by lawyers for Constantin Medien, who are seeking $171 million in damages. Not only that, Briton Ecclestone is still

Ever since Niki Lauda’s Ferrari exploded in a fireball on the Nurburgring in 1976, the circuit has been deemed too dangerous for Formula 1, instead hosting car companies putting new models through their paces and amateurs trying to set records on a rush of adrenaline. But after local politicians loaded it with debt equating to

Red Bull design Adrian Newey has admitted Pirelli’s mid-season tyre specification change helped the quadruple back-to-back world champions in 2013. Sebastian Vettel, who clinched his fourth title in India last weekend, had already won races this season at the time of the tyre-exploding British Grand Prix, where after Pirelli came under pressure to revert to